Arizona forms plans for new juvenile correctional facility
January 13, 2021 GMT
PHOENIX (AP) The Arizona Department of Juvenile Corrections has announced it is making plans for a new juvenile correctional facility after the lease for the current lockup expires in seven years.
The department leases the Abode Mountain School facility north of Phoenix from the state Land Department, KJZZ-FM reported. But that lease is set to expire within the next decade.
The department is now looking for a consultant to help “identify the type of juvenile correctional facility the agency will need.” The department wants the consultant to provide at least three location options for the new lockup.